Sarasota Opera: Brundibár

Music by Hans Krása, Libretto by Adolf Hoffmeister

(November 8 & 9, 2025)

Resilience, friendship and justice in this 1930s tale.
Written in the 1930s by Jewish Czech composer Hans Krása and originally performed by children at the Theresienstadt concentration camp during WWII, Brundibár is a tale about a sparrow, a cat and a wise dog who help Annette and Little Joe raise money to save their ailing mother, despite the evil plans of the wicked organ grinder Brundibár. A story of resilience, this opera has a history as moving as its story.